Coffee reduces liver risk, study finds

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Coffee reduces liver risk, study finds

December 5, 2005 - 12:21PM

Coffee and tea may reduce the risk of serious liver damage in people who
drink alcohol too much, are overweight, or have too much iron in the blood,
researchers reported on Sunday.

The study of nearly 10,000 people showed that those who drank more than two
cups of coffee or tea a day developed chronic liver disease at half the rate
of those who drank less than one cup each day.

The study, conducted by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and
Kidney Diseases and Social and Scientific Systems, Inc, found that coffee
provided no protection to people at risk of liver disease from other causes,
such as viral infections.

"While it is too soon to encourage patients to increase their coffee and tea
intake, the findings of our study potentially offer people at high risk for
developing chronic liver disease a practical way to decrease that risk,"
said Constance Ruhl, who helped lead the study.

"In addition, we hope the findings will offer guidance to researchers who
are studying liver disease progression."

Writing in the American Gastroenterological Association journal
Gastroenterology, Dr Ruhl and colleagues said caffeine seemed to hold the
key.

They analysed the records of 9849 participants in a government survey whose
coffee and tea intake was evaluated and who were followed for about 19
years.

Reuters
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